1978
  THE 1978 WORLD TOUR

Opening on 29th March, 'The 1978 World Tour' visited fifteen countries and produced a total of seventy-nine performances. The band consisted of: David Bowie (vocals, Chamberlin), Carlos Alomar (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Adrian Belew (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dennis Davis (drums, percussion), George Murray (bass, backing vocals), Simon House (electric violin), Sean Mayes (piano, string ensemble, backing vocals) and Roger Powell (keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals). On the 11th and 14th November, Dennis Garcia (keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals) replaced Roger Powell.


FEBRUARY

20th

Dorchester Hotel

London

England - Press Conference

MARCH

16th	The Studios at Las Colinas (Soundstage)	Las Colinas, Irving	United States - Rehearsals Start
25th	The Studios at Las Colinas (Soundstage)	Las Colinas, Irving	United States - Rehearsals Finish
29th	Sports Arena	San Diego	United States Of America
30th	Veterans' Memorial Coliseum	Phoenix	United States Of America

APRIL

2nd	Selland Arena	Fresno	United States Of America
3rd	Inglewood Forum	Los Angeles	United States Of America
4th	Inglewood Forum	Los Angeles	United States Of America
5th	Coliseum Arena	Oakland	United States Of America
6th	Inglewood Forum	Los Angeles	United States Of America
9th	The Summit	Houston	United States Of America
10th	Convention Center Arena	Dallas	United States Of America
11th	Louisiana State Univ Assembly Ctr	Baton Rouge	United States Of America
13th	Municipal Auditorium	Nashville	United States Of America
14th	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis	United States Of America
15th	Municipal Auditorium	Kansas City	United States Of America
17th	Arie Crown Theater	Chicago	United States Of America
18th	Arie Crown Theater	Chicago	United States Of America
20th	Cobo Arena	Detroit	United States Of America
21st	Cobo Arena	Detroit	United States Of America
22nd	Richfield Coliseum	Cleveland	United States Of America
24th	Milwaukee Arena	Milwaukee	United States Of America
26th	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	United States Of America
27th	Capital Centre	Landover, Maryland	United States Of America
28th	Spectrum Arena	Philadelphia	United States Of America
29th	Spectrum Arena	Philadelphia	United States Of America

MAY

1st	Maple Leaf Gardens	Toronto	Canada
2nd	Civic Centre	Ottawa	Canada
3rd	Forum	Montreal	Canada
5th	Civic Center	Providence	United States of America
6th	Boston Garden	Boston	United States Of America
7th	Madison Square Garden	New York City	United States Of America
8th	Madison Square Garden	New York City	United States Of America
9th	Madison Square Garden	New York City	United States Of America
14th	Festhalle	Frankfurt	West Germany
15th	Congress Centrum	Hamburg	West Germany
16th	Philipshalle	Dusseldorf	Germany - Cancelled
16th	Deutschlandhalle	Berlin	Germany
18th	Grugahalle	Essen	Germany
19th	Kolner Sporthalle	Cologne	Germany
20th	Olympiahalle	Munich	Germany
22nd	Wiener Stadthalle	Vienna	Austria
24th	Pavillon de Paris	Paris	France
25th	Pavillon de Paris	Paris	France
26th	Palais des Sports de Gerland	Lyon	France
27th	Parc Chaneau	Marseille	France - Relocated
27th	Palas des Sports	Marseille	France
31st	Falkonerteatret	Copenhagen	Denmark

JUNE

1st	Falkonerteatret	Copenhagen	Denmark
2nd	Skansen	Stockholm	Sweden - Cancelled
2nd	Kungliga Tennishallen	Stockholm	Sweden
4th	Scandanavium	Gothenburg	Sweden
5th	Ekeberg Idrettshall	Oslo	Norway
7th	Sport Paleis Ahoy	Rotterdam	Holland
8th	Sport Paleis Ahoy	Rotterdam	Holland
9th	Sport Paleis Ahoy	Rotterdam	Holland
11th	Vorst Nationaal	Brussels	Belgium
12th	Vorst Nationaal	Brussels	Belgium
14th	City Hall	Newcastle	England
15th	City Hall	Newcastle	England
16th	City Hall	Newcastle	England
19th	Apollo Theatre	Glasgow	Scotland
20th	Apollo Theatre	Glasgow	Scotland
21st	Apollo Theatre	Glasgow	Scotland
22nd	Apollo Theatre	Glasgow	Scotland
24th	New Bingley Hall, CS	Stafford	England
25th	New Bingley Hall, CS	Stafford	England
26th	New Bingley Hall, CS	Stafford	England
29th	Earls Court Arena	London	England
30th	Earls Court Arena	London	England

JULY

1st

Earls Court Arena

London

England

THE OZ TOUR

For the Australian leg of the tour, officially named "The Oz Tour", Dennis Garcia replaced Roger Powell on keyboards and synthesizers for two shows on the 11th and 14th November.

NOVEMBER

5th	Hordern Pavilion	Moore Park, Sydney	Australia - Rehearsals Start
10th	Hordern Pavilion	Moore Park, Sydney	Australia - Rehearsals Finish
11th	Oval Cricket Ground	Adelaide	Australia
14th	Perth Entertainment Centre	Perth	Australia
15th	Perth Entertainment Centre	Perth	Australia
18th	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	Australia
21st	Lang Park	Milton, Brisbane	Australia
24th	R.A.S. Showgrounds	Sydney	Australia
25th	R.A.S. Showgrounds	Sydney	Australia
29th	Queen Elizabeth II Park	Christchurch	New Zealand

DECEMBER

2nd	Western Springs Stadium	Auckland	New Zealand
6th	Koseinenkin Kaikan	Osaka	Japan
7th	Koseinenkin Kaikan	Osaka	Japan
9th	Banpaku Kaikan	Osaka	Japan
11th	NHK Hall	Tokyo	Japan
12th	NHK Hall	Tokyo	Japan

Concert Performances 1958 to 1969 | Concert Performances 1970 to 1971
1972 Ziggy Stardust Tours | 1973 Ziggy Stardust Tours
1974 Diamond Dogs and Philly Dogs Tour | 1976 On Stage! World Tour | 1977 The Idiot Tour
1978 World Tour | 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour | 1987 The Glass Spider Tour
1989 Tin Machine Tour | 1990 Sound+Vision Tour | 1991-1992 Tin Machine "It's My Life" Tour
1995-1996 Outside Tour and Festivals | 1997 Earthling Tour and Festivals
Other Mini Tours and Concert Performances

Created: July 1997 © Paul Kinder

Last Updated: 30/5/11